Enjin demands that Akina open the entrance to the shrine, and Hime attacks him. Kotoha and Ao begin to fight Shinozuka, who manages to dodge all of Kotoha's attacks. Using the telepathic abilities of Gin's body, Enjin realizes that Hime is unwilling to seriously fight him because he is inhabiting Gin's body and overpowers her. Realizing that Hime cannot defeat Enjin, Yae decides to join the fight, but Mariabelle, Yūhi's assistant, reveals that Yūhi has forbidden her from interfering. Enjin forces Akina to open the entrance to the shrine by holding Hime hostage, and Akina does so. Yae throws one of her swords into Enjin's back, but allows him to enter the shrine, where he starts to force the tree to bloom. To stop the process, Hime uses the Dragon Spear to remove part of the tree.
神社には腕でアオを抱えた円神と篠塚が待っていた。ヒメや秋名に対して、円神は大事な神社の倉の鍵を開けろと要求する。ヒメはその要求を拒否するが、円神はアオを盾にして、ヒメたちを挑発する。隙をついてアオを取り戻したヒメたちは、ついに円神たちと交戦を開始する。
